presbuteros <4245>
presbuterov presbuteros
| Pronunciation | : | pres-boo'-ter-os |
| Origin | : | comparative of presbus (elderly) |
| Reference | : | TDNT - 6:651,931 |
| PrtSpch | : | adj (adjective) |
| In Greek | : | presbuterav 1, presbuteroi 21, presbuteroiv 5, presbuterou 1, presbuterouv 12, presbuterov 3, presbuterw 1, presbuterwn 22 |
| In NET | : | elders 56, elder 2, older 2, an elder 1, Elders 1, an older man 1, people of old 1, old men 1, older women 1 |
| In AV | : | elder 64, old man 1, eldest 1, elder woman 1 |
| Count | : | 67 |
| Definition | : |
1) elder, of age, 1a) the elder of two people 1b) advanced in life, an elder, a senior 1b1) forefathers 2) a term of rank or office 2a) among the Jews 2a1) members of the great council or Sanhedrin (because in early times the rulers of the people, judges, etc., were selected from elderly men) 2a2) of those who in separate cities managed public affairs and administered justice 2b) among the Christians, those who presided over the assemblies (or churches) The NT uses the term bishop, elders, and presbyters interchangeably 2c) the twenty four members of the heavenly Sanhedrin or court seated on thrones around the throne of God comparative of presbus (elderly); older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter": KJV -- elder(-est), old. |
| Related Hebrew | : | - |
